Barcelona Marathon

Barcelona Marathon
Plaça d'Espanya, the start and finish area, in 2012
DateMarch
LocationBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorZurich
Established1978 (46 years ago) (1978)
Course recordsMen: 2:05:01 (2024)
Switzerland Tadesse Abraham[1]
Women: 2:19:44 (2023)
Ethiopia Zeineba Yimer[1]
Official siteBarcelona Marathon
Participants5,410 finishers (2022)[2]
9,145 finishers (2021)
13,437 (2019)
A young spectator in 2007
Runner carrying a giant prop, 2012

The Zurich Barcelona Marathon (Catalan: Marató Barcelona), formerly the Marathon Catalunya and later the Marató de Catalunya, is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km (26.219 mi) usually held in March in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and first held in 1978 in Palafrugell, Catalonia. The marathon is categorized as a Silver Label Road Race by World Athletics.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Gudeta and Kigen prevail in Prague | REPORTS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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  3. ^ "Events Calendar | World Athletics".